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NEW YORK -- Kristaps Porzingis had 31 points and nine rebounds, Derrick Rose scored six of his 18 points down the stretch, and the New York Knicks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-103 on Tuesday night.Rose made the go-ahead basket with a little more than 3 minutes remaining and hit the jumper that clinched it with 6.8 seconds left.Carmelo Anthony finished with 17 points despite a scoreless fourth quarter for the Knicks, who won their fifth straight at home. Brandon Jennings had 11 assists off the bench.Damian Lillard scored 22 points for the Trail Blazers but fell to 4-1 at Madison Square Garden. CJ McCollum added 16 points.NUGGETS 110, BULLS 107DENVER -- Rookie Jamal Murray scored a season-high 24 points, Will Barton hit two free throws with 9.5 seconds left and the Nuggets beat the Bulls.It was Denvers 10th straight home win over the Bulls and its 16th in the last 17 meetings at Pepsi Center.Butler had 35 points and eight rebounds for Chicago, which last won in Denver on Feb. 8, 2006. Dwyane Wade had 22 points after sitting out Sundays game against the Lakers.The Nuggets used a 22-0 run at the start of the second quarter to take a 41-31 lead. Murray had 15 of his 17 first half points in the period and Wilson Chandler scored 12 of his 16 in the second quarter.The game was tied when Barton was fouled on a drive to the basket, and he hit two free throws left to give Denver a 109-107 lead. 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Dan Hampton Jersey .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans.STANFORD, Calif. -- Now heres a scary thought for defenses facing Stanford this season.One year after shattering Barry Sanders 27-year-old record for all-purpose yards in a season, Heisman Trophy runner-up Christian McCaffrey is back for his junior season as a significantly better player, according to his coach.Im not trying to say hell get more yards this year than he did last year. Thats not what Im talking about, coach David Shaw said. Im talking about a young man whos maturing. Hes a year older. His body is still maturing. Hes stronger, hes faster. He knows the offense better. Its been exciting knowing how much easier things are for him and also how hard he works. Its a fun thing to watch.It will be hard to top what McCaffrey did last season when he ran for 2,019 yards, added 645 yards receiving and 1,200 on returns while scoring 15 touchdowns and setting the NCAA record with 3,864 all-purpose yards -- 614 more than Sanders had in his Heisman Trophy-winning 1988 season.But McCaffrey sees plenty of room for improvement and has spent the offseason becoming bigger, faster and more knowledgeable. He is so well-versed in Stanfords playbook in year three in college that he knows the assignments of all 11 offensive players on almost every play.Thats something Ive tried to harp on, he said. Im not perfect on all of them. But definitely knowing what theyre going to do makes my job a lot easier, especially when youre doing a bunch of things on the field. You have to know a lot of things and the more you know, the better you play.Few players have ever done as much on the football field as McCaffrey did last year. He was a top runner both inside and when he got out in space. He was Stanfords leading receiver as well, beating defenses out of the backfield or when he lined up outside.He was a dangerous returner who turned mundane special teams plays into must-watch events and he even threw two touchdown passes.McCaffrey showed no signs of slowing down last season despite more than 400 touches on offense and special teams, gaining 461 yards in the Pac-12 title game against USC and 368 in a Rose Bowl victory against Iowa.With aa new quarterback running the offense and three new starters on the offensive line, McCaffrey may have to carry an even bigger load this season and Shaw believes his body can handle it.ddddddddddddere going to find every way humanly possible to get him the ball, similar to what we did a year ago, Shaw said. I dont worry about stuff like that. This kid is a football player. He does a lot of different things and well let him do whatever he can to help us win football games.McCaffrey came into last season as a bit of an unknown after getting limited opportunities in Stanfords complicated offense as a freshman. That wont be the case this year when defenses will have a target on his back all season.McCaffrey has enjoyed the attention that has come from his stardom that allowed him to go the ESPYs, where he got to meet several celebrities.Hes still the same down to earth guy, receiver Michael Rector said. Hes still a goof ball in the locker room. Its been interesting to see with all the success and all the praise hes been getting hes been getting even more hungry. People can sit back and relax but he chose to get better, take more upon himself and push himself to be a better player. I think that will show this season.One of the main differences for McCaffrey this season is that he is taking on a bigger leadership role. With four-year starting quarterback Kevin Hogan in the NFL, McCaffrey was the natural player to fill that void.Before the teams first practice of fall camp, McCaffrey talked to the team about the importance of setting high standards if the team is going to achieve its goal of repeating as Pac-12 champions and possibly make the College Football Playoff.The message resonated with his teammates.Christian is just a born leader, receiver Francis Owusu said. You see the way he walks, the way he talks. You can just feel an energy that he emits thats so positive for our team. We watch him practice so hard and we all want to do that. The way he walks and talks is the way we want to do it. ' ' '